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of the developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition, the criteria and guidance referred to
in paragraph 7, the level of funding as well as the effectiveness of the performance of the institutional entities
entrusted to operate the financial mechanism. It shall, based on such review, take appropriate action, if
necessary, to improve the effectiveness of the mechanism, including by means of recommendations and
guidance on measures to ensure adequate and sustainable funding to meet the needs of the Parties.
Article 14
Interim financial arrangements
The institutional structure of the Global Environment Facility, operated in accordance with the
Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured Global Environment Facility, shall, on an interim basis, be
the principal entity entrusted with the operations of the financial mechanism referred to in Article 13, for the
period between the date of entry into force of this Convention and the first meeting of the Conference of the
Parties, or until such time as the Conference of the Parties decides which institutional structure will be
designated in accordance with Article 13. The institutional structure of the Global Environment Facility should
fulfill this function through operational measures related specifically to persistent organic pollutants taking into
account that new arrangements for this area may be needed.
Article 15
Reporting
1. Each Party shall report to the Conference of the Parties on the measures it has taken to implement the
provisions of this Convention and on the effectiveness of such measures in meeting the objectives of the
Convention.
2. Each Party shall provide to the Secretariat:
(a) Statistical data on its total quantities of production, import and export of each of the
chemicals listed in Annex A and Annex B or a reasonable estimate of such data; and
(b) To the extent practicable, a list of the States from which it has imported each such
substance and the States to which it has exported each such substance.
3. Such reporting shall be at periodic intervals and in a format to be decided by the Conference of the Parties
at its first meeting.
Article 16
Effectiveness evaluation.
1. Commencing four years after the date of entry into force of this Convention, and periodically thereafter
at intervals to be decided by the Conference of the Parties, the Conference shall evaluate the effectiveness of
this Convention.
2. In order to facilitate such evaluation, the Conference of the Parties shall, at its first meeting, initiate the
establishment of arrangements to provide itself with comparable monitoring data on the presence of the
chemicals listed in Annexes A, B and C as well as their regional and global environmental transport. These
arrangements:
(a) Should be implemented by the Parties on a regional basis when appropriate, in accordance
with their technical and financial capabilities, using existing monitoring programmes and mechanisms to the
extent possible and promoting harmonization of approaches;
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